College

Since many of us are Juniors in high school we have to start thinking about what we want to do in our future. For many of us our next step will be college. Well if you are anything like me you have no idea where to go? There are 12 public university's just in Florida alone. These university include University of Florida, University of Central Florida, Florida Southern University, University of North Florida, and University of South Florida, just to name a few. If you'd prefer a smaller college there is around 30 state colleges one located in lakeland, Polk State college. There is also private colleges and university s , 2 which are located in lakeland, Florida Southern and Southeastern. No matter where you want to go there is a college for you in Florida. When picking a college there is many important things to look at such as the cost. Your community college's would be the cheapest and your private university's would be the most expensive. However you can almost afford any college you want threw finical aid and scholarships. When picking a college you must also see if they offer a degree in whatever you want to do. Many colleges have special schools for degrees, for example the University of Florida has a Vet school so if I was interested in being a vet id go to that school. Finally before you decide on a college you should go to it and tour the campus. Many colleges provide you with a student or tour guide to show you everything about the school. Each college has its own special things about it.University of North Florida is located in Jax and a 5 minute drive to the beach and very good restaurants and shopping. Florida Atlantic University and Florida Gulf Coast University are also located very close to the beach. University of Florida and Florida State are well known for their Football teams as well as the party's. Colleges like University of South Florida and University of Central Florida are located generally in the middle of Florida and only a short drive from lakeland. When picking your college you should ask yourself some questions. Do you want a big or small school? How much do you want to pay? What do you want your college to have? How close to home do you want to be? Are you going to live on campus? What are you going to major in? I personally am going to apply for Florida Southern, Florida Southern University  ,and University of North Florida. I love how close Florida southern is to home but also how beautiful the campus is located on the lake. I love everything about Florida state, from their football team to the beautiful campus. My personal favorite however is University of North Florida. There is many things i love about it. For starters Its a relatively small school but not too small, its located 5 minutes from the beach and a great outdoorsy campus.It just got a brand new two story gym ( much like University of Central Florida's new gym).UNF has many nature trails that you can walk , run or bike. They also have a lake where you can rent paddle boards.There honestly not much i don't like about University of North Florida. I plan to go to one of these 3 colleges with a major in Criminology and a minor in Physiology.Before we all start applying to college we've got to do many things. For Starters we have to focus on our grades and try to maintain a GPA of 3.7 or higher. We also have to take SAT and ACT. Once we have completed this we actually have to go threw the application process which normally includes an essay and alot of paper work. When the time finally comes and hopefully you get accepted into the college of your choice, you still have alot of work to do including getting ready for college. Once you are at college its time to have fun. Many University have Sororitys and Fraternity you can get involved in. If that's not your thing they also have sports and clubs. University of North Florida has a surfing club, Fishing club and a Fitness club just to name a few.The most important thing out of all of this is to have fun. You are only in high school for four years and for many of us we only have 2 left. So make the best of it. Whatever college I pick im going to have fun because I come from lakeland and we know how to turn up, ya feel?